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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jodyjohnson" data-source="post: 6543390" data-attributes="member: 5590">I think it needs an Unearthed Arcana article with options with a scale on how powerful you should make them depending on individual groups and campaigns.If I'm at an Adventurer's League table I probably don't want powerful mounts, familiars, animal companions, undead minions, henchman, and a lot of summons.  At a home game with maybe 2 or 3 players, I'm a lot more open to having secondary 'characters' that are a lot more powerful.  At the other end, if I have 6 players in my home game I prefer less add-on characters.UA articles can just flat out state that the standard rule is the weak end of the spectrum and give 'official' options for making them more impressive in play.  Until then, I think groups can just house rule it which is all the UA options will end up being anyway.For example, I could bring my mounted Necromancer with familiar, Animate Dead, and some summoning spells and dominate the playtime at an AL table if there weren't default limits on actions.  However if I were the only player at a home game that might be a really interesting character.</blockquote>